March 18, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Study in the USA chosen as  finalist in 4 MAGGIE Awards categories! Study in the USA/StudyUSA.com, the industry leader in international education magazine and web publication, has been chosen by the Western Publishing Association as a finalist in four 2014 MAGGIE Award categories. MAGGIE Finalist Categories: Entry Title: Study in the USA / StudyUSA.com Category: Social Media Categories - Best Social Media Community/Trade & Consumer Entry Title: Study in the USA Summer & Boarding Schools Edition Category: Special Trade & Consumer Print Categories - Special Theme Issue (Circ over 50,000)/Trade Entry Title: Study in the USA Summer & Boarding Schools Edition Category: Initial Trade Print Categories - Annuals & One-Time Custom Publications/Trade Entry Title: Study in the USA / StudyUSA.com Category: Initial Web Only Categories - Best Web Publication/Trade About Study in the USA Study in the USA and StudyUSA.com connect international students with U.S. schools one student at a time. Study in the USA proudly informs more than 2 million international students every year. Since 1977, Study in the USA's global outreach campaigns have been guiding students toward academic success. We connect with potential students in 123 countries via our 300,000+ magazine distribution campaigns. 10 different magazine versions are published annually in 6 languages, each tailored to top U.S. school-seeking countries, regions, and individual cultures. Study in the USA magazines reach 6000 international distribution points annually.  Study in the USA/StudyUSA.com currently represents more than 300 universities, community and technical colleges, and boarding schools. StudyUSA.com generates over 500,000 unique visitors and 20,000 inquiries every month from students in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central America and South America. StudyUSA.com is complementary to the print magazine, giving students an online publication in which to further explore content and to read timely articles and profiles.  Established in 1996, StudyUSA.com receives 4.2 million visitors per year. For the convenience of our readers, each page of our website is translated into 14 languages by our translators. StudyUSA.com engages a multi-cultural readership with priority given to the specific needs of international students. We employ virtual campus tour links and articles on relevant international study-related topics such as visa concerns, admissions testing and student housing. These articles receive 100,000 page views each month. StudyUSA.com's multi-lingual live advisor page provides communication with potential students in order to help them find the schools and universities that best suit their needs. About the MAGGIE Awards One of WPA’s primary objectives of the MAGGIES is to promote the pursuit of excellence among publishing & media professionals. The tools, training and information WPA provides are designed to improve skills, foster creativity and inspire the publishing community to do their best work. WPA believes recognition is the best way to honor achievement. For more than sixty years, WPA has bestowed awards of excellence to deserving individuals and companies whose work is deemed “The Best in the West” in a wide variety of publishing categories. The Annual MAGGIE Awards Banquet is the most prestigious publishing event in the West. Publishing professionals from 24 states gather to honor excellence in print and electronic publishing in over 100 editorial, design, promotional and event categories. A trademark of the MAGGIE ceremony is the high-tech, visually creative multimedia show featuring entries and MAGGIE winners from the current year.   ###